Youth in Fisheries

The Youth in Fisheries project was established in 2014 to support the President’s Agenda for Prosperity as a means of reducing unemployment rate within the youth sector and to promote self-reliance. The project targets both male and female youths within the fishing industry in seven districts- Western Urban, Western Rural, Kambia, Port Loko, Moyamba, Bonthe and Pujehun.

PROJEECT OBJECTIVES:

  1. To create employment for the youth in Sierra Leone, targeting 1,000 post Ebola youths nationwide, specifically in Kambia, Port Loko, Western Urban, Western Rural, Moyamba, Bonthe and Pujehun.
  2. The construction of 130 boats with 40 horse power engines for youths in fishing communities and with all necessary fishing equipment
  3. To add and improve food nutrition status of the populace and add to national security
  4. To create job opportunities and livelihood for 1000 post Ebola youth in the fishing communities
  5. To enhance economics empowerment for youths in coastal areas

 

i. KEY DELIVERABLE

  1. Identification of the seven selected fishing districts by 2015-2017
  2. Construction of 200 Kuta fishing boats with 40 horse power engines and fishing gear
  3. Improvement in the economic status of young people.
  4. Improvement in the number of youths engaged in fishing
  5. Market research on the sales of fish in rural and urban communities

 

ii.  ALIGNMENT WITH AGENDA FOR PROSPERITY

  1. Pillar Five – Labour and Employment

iii. ALIGNMENT WITH SECTOR AND MDA PLANS

  1. Training and skills
  2. Capacity building
  3. Job Creation
  4. Economic empowermen

 

iv. IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES

  1. Ministry of Youth Affairs – implementation, supervision and monitoring
  2. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development- finance
  3. Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources – finance and technical support
  4. National Youth Commission and National Youth Council
  5. Alwaleed fund: Donor

 

v.  PROJECT LOCATION

Seven coastal Districts:

  1. Kambia
  2. Port Loko
  3. Western Urban
  4. Western Rural
  5. Moyamba
  6. Bonthe
  7. Pujehun

vi.  PROJECT BENEFICIARIES

  1. 1500 youths in coastal communities and their families
  2. Fishing communities in 7 coastal districts
  3. Rural and urban markets

vii.  FUNDING SOURCE

  • GOSL
  • DONOR PARTNER – Alwaleed